Year: 2005

Foreign Israeli Warplanes Strike Targets In Lebanon Pentagon Authorities Also Have Set A Series Of “Decision Points” During 2006 To Consider Further Force Cuts That, Under A “Moderately Optimistic” Scenario, Would Drop The Total Number Of Troops From More Than 150,000 Now To Fewer Than 100,000, Including 10 Combat Brigades, By The End Of The […]

Hillary is widely assumed to be the Democrats “chosen one” for 2008, a candidate who will easily take the nomination and will be a tough opponent Republicans will be lucky to beat. But, as the days have worn on, I have become convinced that she is a significantly weaker candidate than most think. In fact, […]

In Bizarro World, up is down, hamburgers eat people, and American church leaders don’t fall to their knees to praise Islamofascist killers: On October 20, 2005, the Lebanese press reported that a delegation from the Presbyterian Church USA, headed by Father Nihad Tu’meh and with Robert Worley as its spokesman, visited southern Lebanon at the […]

When you think about the word “evil,” what comes to mind? Maybe the Nazis, Stalin, Mao, or Saddam Hussein? How about serial killers or terrorists? Perhaps you even think of some comic book villain whose goal is to destroy the world! On the other hand, if you’re a liberal member of the Democratic Underground thinking […]

Do you want proof that our legal system can at times be nothing more than a big game of “lawsuit lottery” where juries arbitrarily give away absolutely insane amounts of corporate money to plaintiffs for the most spurious of reasons? Then look no further than this case “A jury has ordered the Ford Motor Co. […]

“It should now be clear–if it wasn’t already–that the Democratic Party is the party of withdrawal. Had John Kerry won the election last year, the U.S. would today be packing its bags and preparing to leave Iraq under something similar to the Murtha plan. The fallout from that would be disastrous. “Rapid reaction force” or […]

Domestic CNN Marks Cheney: Network Flashes ‘X’ Over VP’s Face During Live Speech The Text Of Dick Cheney’s Outstanding Speech On The War Yesterday Hillary Clinton Publicly Disagrees With Murtha. Opposes Withdrawal Foreign Hizbollah Fighters Killed In Raid On Israel Hezbollah Rockets Blast Into Israel. Jewish Residents Hide In Bomb Shelters As Military Responds Gingrich […]

“What is not legitimate — and what I will again say is dishonest and reprehensible — is the suggestion by some U. S. senators that the President of the United States or any member of his administration purposely misled the American people on pre-war intelligence. Some of the most irresponsible comments have come from politicians […]

It all started with a rant at the Democratic Underground about — big surprise here — how awful Bush and Republicans in general are. It was a long rant — too long to repost — and although the orignal poster, theWatcher, did say he felt Republicans should be dealt with “Legally And Peacefully,” some of […]

After the Kelo vs. New London case, in which the 4 liberal members of the Supreme Court (+ moderate Anthony Kennedy) gave the thumbs up to government house grabbers across the country, Americans were appalled. How in the world could members of the government be allowed to snatch your house just so they could hand […]

“Just set a time-table for our troops to come home and show the world that America is an unreliable ally with no stomach for a fight, no matter the stakes involved. Tell the world that deserting the South Vietnamese and fleeing from Somalia weren’t anomalies — that’s what Americans do. While we’re at it, let’s […]

ABC has the scoop (if you believe their anonymous sources) on the double super secret “torture techniques” of the CIA. If you have any doubt that these techniques are the “heavy guns” of the CIA interrogators, just look at the rigmarole they have to go through to even use them: “When properly used, the techniques […]

Via Betsy’s Page and A Constrained Vision, I learned that AFI is doing a show on the most inspirational movies ever made. Here’s the description of what they’re looking for: “Movies that inspire with characters of vision and conviction who face adversity and often make a personal sacrifice for the greater good. Whether these movies […]

Foreign U.S. To Reduce Troop Levels In Iraq After December Elections Al-Zarqawi’s Jordan Family Renounces Him 200,000 Protest Terrorist Attacks In Jordan Iran Votes To Block Nuclear Inspections Israel’s Sharon To Quit Likud, Form New Party For 2006 Poll White House Doubts Al-Zarqawi Among Dead Al Qaida Nabbed Near Mexican Border Egypt Cracks Down On […]

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This is a shrewd political maneuver by the GOP (and how often have any of us had an opportunity to say that over the last year or so?) “House Republicans, seeing an opportunity, maneuvered for a quick vote and swift rejection Friday of a Democratic lawmaker’s call for an immediate troop withdrawal from Iraq. “We […]

Question: If you were going on vacation with any 3 other bloggers, where would you be chilling and with who? — Compiled Answer: Hmmm….this is a tough one. Vacation wise, I’m one of these homebodies who doesn’t even want to go anywhere…although actually, one of those National Review political cruises would be fun. It would […]

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Question: I’ve noticed that rightwingnews touches on a lot of topics, but there is one topic that is very important to me but has not been considered. And that is violence/obscenity in movies, tv, and videogames (especially videogames). And it’s not like there hasn’t been anything to comment on either. For example, last summer there […]

If anything, the whole Open Source Media project is more puzzling than ever now, 2 days after their debut. It’s becoming clear that they don’t intend to be a big portal, given that they only had 3 new articles on their main page yesterday (There have been more than that today) and the articles written […]

There was another Alito conference call today and this one featured former Senator Dan Coats, who is out introducing Alito to Senators up on Capitol Hill. This time around, there didn’t appear to be an overriding theme to the Conference Call. They just wanted to let us know that they didn’t think there would be […]

Question: “At the risk of opening the door to one of the widest arrays of conspiracy theories the world has ever seen, what do you think actually happened with the Kennedy assassination?” — maledicta Answer: Unlike most people, I think Lee Harvey Oswald, alone, shot and killed him. Despite the bottomless well of conspiracy theories […]

Question: “John can you see what i see? or am i wrong? – Hillary Clinton running for president while having John McCain as her vice presidential candidate, running on a campaign of bipartisonship, lets bring republicans and democrats together now. what do you think?” — abel Answer: McCain is a complete crapweasel and it’s always […]

Question: “How accurate is snopes.com on political-related stuff? It’s take on Kerry’s Vietnam service, for example, would seem to contradict things I read in the MSM, let alone some rightish outlets. Csn it be depended on to accurately debunk political urban myths – or does it show a bias on those items?” — BMasso Answer: […]

Question: John, I have a question: In the infinite splendor that is your mind – in its vast reaches and incomprehensible pockets of brilliant, flashing thought – can you pull out an answer to this rather small question: WILL THE B*STARDS THAT SUPPORTED THIS WAR, NOT TO MENTION THE ONES THAT KEEP IT GOING ( […]

Domestic Senators Threaten to Hold Up Patriot Act Senators Arlen Specter (R-PA) And Tom Harkin (D-IA) Tried To Name Buildings After THEMSELVES In The Labor-HHS Appropriations Conference — Which They Oversaw! (Gag) Claim: A Republican Coup Against Tom DeLay Is In The Works Momentum Builds For Fence Along U.S.-Mexican Border Claim: College Professor To Student […]

Today is Q&A Friday #27 at RWN. So, if there’s a subject you’ve been wanting me to tackle or an issue you want to hear my opinion on, just ask your question in the comments section. Your question can be about politics, ideology, history, blogging, RWN, from a liberal, conservative, or libertarian perspective; heck, it […]

Can George Galloway get any more vile? Is there any dictatorship or sponsor of terrorism that he won’t cuddle up to? Now, he’s praising Syria. “In a speech that will incense Syrian democracy campaigners, the former Glasgow MP urged Syrians to take pride in the Baathist authoritarian, who inherited rule from his father, Hafez Assad. […]

Apparently, there are a bunch of liberals out there whose ideal world consists of aging, childless hippies sitting around in some solar paneled commune, eating organic wheat, and waiting for all the people to die so the world can be turned over to the caribou and spotted owls. Don’t buy it? Then read this column […]

“And when I’m asked by reporters (which I am often) of whether or not the accusations that the president “lied” to go to war are gaining traction, I note that it’s been the same accusation lobbed by the Dems for 18 months+ now, and is a smear that is obviously not sticking. After all, if […]